Chefs' Warehouse Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Chefs' Warehouse free cash flow
In the quarter ended Mar 27, 2026, Chefs' Warehouse generated $38.3 million of operating cash flow and spent $7.7 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $30.6 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 2.9% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 17.9% from the prior year's $37.2 million.
Chefs' Warehouse returned $10.0 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 33% of free cash flow.
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Chefs' Warehouse cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q1 20262026-03-27 | Q4 20252025-12-26 | Q3 20252025-09-26 | Q2 20252025-06-27 | Q1 20252025-03-28 | Q4 20242024-12-27 | Q3 20242024-09-27 | Q2 20242024-06-28 | Q1 20242024-03-29 | Q4 20232023-12-29 | Q3 20232023-09-29 | Q2 20232023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 17.37M | 21.68M | 19.15M | 21.24M | 10.29M | 23.93M | 14.10M | 15.52M | 1.93M | 16.00M | 7.32M | 9.87M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +68.81% | -9.37% | +35.82% | +36.83% | +432.78% | +49.54% | +92.54% | +57.33% | +37.83% | +1264.02% | -11.54% | -41.67% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 14.79M | 14.61M | 13.71M | 13.09M | 12.24M | 11.20M | 10.59M | 9.54M | 9.23M | 8.72M | 8.48M | 8.67M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 5.29M | 6.69M | 4.92M | 4.87M | 4.76M | 4.60M | 4.42M | 4.55M | 4.20M | 4.19M | 5.27M | 5.25M |
| Change in Working Capital | -10.57M | 15.52M | -61.27M | -37.02M | 11.58M | 29.71M | -18.74M | -12.91M | 6.19M | 3.25M | -21.17M | -23.64M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 38.26M | 73.87M | -8.72M | 14.50M | 49.57M | 73.00M | 19.83M | 29.33M | 30.90M | 41.59M | 9.26M | 13.04M |
| Capital Expenditures | -7.70M | -8.09M | -11.02M | -9.98M | -12.34M | -8.38M | -8.01M | -16.06M | -17.07M | -22.30M | -11.97M | -14.46M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -7.70M | -13.42M | -11.02M | -9.98M | -12.34M | -8.38M | -8.01M | -16.06M | -17.38M | -23.58M | -12.99M | -83.10M |
| Share Repurchases | -10.00M | 1.00K | -5.00M | -10.00M | 0 | -7.39M | 0 | -5.00M | -5.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Debt Repaid | -5.75M | -750.00K | -750.00K | -10.75M | -750.00K | -4.50M | -4.00M | -7.75M | -6.75M | 1.45M | -20.21M | -7.01M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -28.78M | -4.63M | -11.94M | -24.23M | -35.41M | -656.00K | 537.00K | -17.11M | -21.25M | -1.46M | -22.52M | 38.14M |
| Net Change in Cash | 1.73M | 55.92M | -31.80M | -19.66M | 1.88M | 63.95M | 12.37M | -3.93M | -7.61M | 16.82M | -26.53M | -32.15M |
| Free Cash Flow | 30.56M | 65.78M | -19.73M | 4.52M | 37.22M | 64.63M | 11.82M | 13.27M | 13.83M | 19.30M | -2.71M | -1.42M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Chefs' Warehouse's cash flow statement, from Q1 2026 back to Q2 2023, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CHEF's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?